Feasibility of hospital-initiated non-facilitator assisted advance care planning documentation for patients with palliative care needs

Feasibility of hospital-initiated non-facilitator assisted advance care planning documentation for patients with palliative care needs

Abstract Background Advance Care Planning (ACP) and its documentation, accessible to healthcare professionals regardless of where patients are staying, can improve palliative care. ACP is usually performed by trained facilitators. However, ACP conversations would be more tailored to a patient’s spec...

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Main Authors: Maaike Kok, Gertruud F. M. van der Werff, Jenske I. Geerling, Jaap Ruivenkamp, Wies Groothoff, Annette W. G. van der Velden, Monique Thoma, Jaap Talsma, Louk G. P. Costongs, Reinold O. B. Gans, Pauline de Graeff, Anna K. L. Reyners
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Advance care planning [MeSH]
Advance directive [MeSH]
End-of-life care [MeSH]
Palliative care [MeSH]
Patient preference
Cohort studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0331-3

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